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Feature Set Ratings
- Layer7 API Management ranks higher in 1 feature set: API Management
API Management
8.1
Azure API Management
81%

8.6
Layer7 API Management
86%
Layer7 API Management ranks higher in 5/7 features
Layer7 API Management ranks higher in 5/7 features
API access control
8.6
86%
4 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
Rate limits and usage policies
6.5
65%
4 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
API usage data
8.6
86%
4 Ratings

9.0
90%
1 Rating
API user onboarding
9.0
90%
3 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
API versioning
8.6
86%
4 Ratings

8.0
80%
1 Rating
Usage billing and payments
5.8
58%
3 Ratings

7.0
70%
1 Rating
API monitoring and logging
9.2
92%
4 Ratings

10.0
100%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Layer7 API Management is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
Azure API Management
83%
4 Ratings

9.0
Layer7 API Management
90%
1 Rating
Usability
Azure API Management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
Layer7 API Management
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating
Azure API Management
N/A
0 Ratings

8.0
Layer7 API Management
80%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Azure API Management
APIM is useful for the standard scenarios:
1) Securing your back-end APIs - If you have a legacy back-end web service that has a basic authentication scheme, you can add some additional security by placing APIM in front, and requiring subscription keys. Leverage your existing firewall to ensure only your APIM instance can communicate with your back-end API, and you've basically added a layer of protection.
2) Lift and shift - there are always going to be clients that don't want to update their clients to use a newer API; in some cases you can make a newer API look like an older one by implementing some complex policies in APIM. You can also do the opposite, making older APIs look new, such as making an XML back-end accept both JSON and XML.
3) Centralizing your APIs - if you've acquired another company and want to make their API set look as if it's a part of the larger whole, APIM is an easy way to provide a consistent front-end interface for developers.
Digital Solutions Architect
DynacareHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees
Layer7 API Management
Well suited for publishing internal services with very high security, protecting against attacks, and managing on-demand load. Also good for transform messages and SQL to Rest services.Not appropriate for business logic implementation.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Pros
Azure API Management
- Easy commissioning of APIs.
- Great policies to control access.
- Easy mock services for testing.

Verified User
Employee in Corporate
Chemicals Company, 10,001+ employeesLayer7 API Management
- SOAP to Rest / Rest to SOAP web services transformation.
- Secure authorization and authetication (JWT, OpenIP Connect, OAuth, SAML and more). WASP Features as injection protection.
- Easy rule writing without coding.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Cons
Azure API Management
- Lack of robustness is a bit of an issue. Several other providers offer more options and capabilities, but then, they are lacking in interface ease.
- As with anything Azure, pricing is really hard to stay on top of. I always find that you really don’t know what you’re paying for until you get the bill. Having an excellent Azure Administrator can help resolve that.
- Integrating with app services outside of Azure can be a challenge, or at least much more challenging than just using Azure App Services.

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Consumer Goods Company, 10,001+ employeesLayer7 API Management
- It would be nice to have an integration with services like Github for managing projects and versions.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Azure API Management
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Layer7 API Management
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Usability
Azure API Management
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Layer7 API Management
Layer7 API Management 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The Layer7 API Management is a great solution, but, sometimes the documentation is not clear or has lack of examples.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Azure API Management
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Layer7 API Management
Layer7 API Management 8.0
Based on 2 answers
The support team is good and the response time is reasonable, but (there is always a but), when support inquiries are made by someone experienced, and the question is not trivial, it is boring and takes a long time to get the case escalated to the next level of support.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Alternatives Considered
Azure API Management
Azure APIM vs Amazon API Gateway:
1) Azure APIM was a complete package that included a developer portal.
2) We are very Microsoft centric - so the Microsoft product suite aligned very well with our business needs.
3) It was faster and easier to stand up Azure APIM for testing than it was for the Amazon API Gateway.
Digital Solutions Architect
DynacareHospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees
Layer7 API Management
We evaluated 3 tools and decided on Layer7 API Management because it had the shortest implementation times and fastest learning curve, without losing power of customization and scalability.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Azure API Management
- We can always think of positive ROI impact on business
- It helps to easily facilitate the design, deployment, and maintenance of our APIs

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employeesLayer7 API Management
- Very fast implementation and is easy to learn & use.
Director of Service Delivery
NETNIX S.A.Computer Software, 11-50 employees